Cheong Kwan Jang is the official brand name of six-year Korean red ginseng products manufactured by
Korea Ginseng Corporation, a corporation with over one hundred years of tradition. The Cheong Kwan Jang brand mark is a mark of trust and consists of a Taeguk mark. The brand mark's red ginseng character is a future oriented symbol, surrounded by a design of six stars, which symbolizes Cheong Kwan Jang's top quality six-year ginseng roots.
Benefits of Red Ginseng:
-Relieves stress and fatigue
-Shown to have anti-cancer properties
-Lowers blood pressure
-Boosts mental efficiency
-Boosts libido
-Strengthens digestive system
-Improves immune system
-Controls blood sugar
Why is six-year-old red ginseng best?
(Excerpt from The Korea Times 10/23/2012)
KGC found that six years is the best age for red ginseng.
"When ginseng turns five or six, many plants wither or die. Hence, farmers tend to harvest the plants at four or five years after sowing." [...]
"But the six year old roots are found to peak in terms of the amount of good components even better than seven- or eight-year-old ones.
Accordingly, we stick to six-year-old roots."
The number of petioles increase by one every year from just one in the first year to six in the sixth year. However, six is the maximum and the number does not rise thereafter.
"In experiments, we harvested 10-year-old fresh ginseng roots to learn that they are inferior to six-year-old ones. Subsequently, we concluded that they are the best available."
